Kayla S. Knauss, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Gothenburg, NE
Kayla S. Knauss, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gothenburg, Nebraska, and NPI 1649652306, issued on Jun 18, 2015. Check the license (Nebraska 1855, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kayla S. Knauss
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1855 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 918 20TH St, Gothenburg, NE 69138
- Phone
- (308) 537-4066
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 537-4038
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181203001176); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 918 20TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Garret Shaw, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871566695
Verify Kayla S. Knauss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 1855Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,485 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium136 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium128 claims
- Famotidine110 claims
- Omeprazole107 claims
- Lisinopril95 claims
- Losartan Potassium88 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Gothenburg Memorial HospitalGothenburg, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kayla S. Knauss among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
Kayla S. Knauss, D.O. is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gothenburg
They are 5 of the 69 NPPES records with a practice address in Gothenburg, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Kayla S. Knauss, D.O.'s NPI number?
Kayla S. Knauss, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649652306, issued on Jun 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kayla S. Knauss, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 918 20TH St, Gothenburg, NE, 69138. Phone: (308) 537-4066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kayla S. Knauss, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 1855, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kayla S. Knauss, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kayla S. Knauss, D.O. had 2,485 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kayla S. Knauss, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.